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Just saying what we're all thinking. It could be anything really, don't PBB call Infusion a 'water coaster'? I hope it's something decent as another incentive to visit that area of Europe for coaster goodness.

Well it's definitely not a Batman clone for that money, unless it's damn well themed. Remember that due to inflation, coasters will always be a million or so more expensive than the same ride would have been a few years ago. £17 million seems to be the average big B&M going rate these days.

Found an article on the future of Toverland. Not sure if it’s been posted elsewhere.[url=http://www.iaapa.org/industry/funworld/2009/nov/features/ToverlandAdventure/index.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://www.iaapa.org/industry/funworld/ ... /index.asp[/url]

Interesting about being able to ask Walibi and Efteling for advice. I don’t know whether other countries have an equivalent to BALPPA or whether this works on a more informal basis. I have heard that businesses in other European countries are better at sharing information, but BALPPA has a decent presence in Britian:[url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=459326&in_page_id=2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/artic ... _page_id=2[/url]

They have grown very fast and are now getting the sorts of visitors that Light Water Valley had at their peak. I’ve never visited myself, but things like teaching staff magic tricks sounds like a good idea. Presumably they’re not thinking just about the rides.

They’ve done well to expand so fast and it sounds like the owners have business experience going back before Toverland. Apparently they’re using the banks to fuel expansion, but it sounds like they know what they’re doing. It’s not uncommon for theme parks to have debts. Obviously this can cause problems, but if entrepreneurs weren’t prepared to take risks there wouldn’t be any new businesses. Also, it sounds like they’re borrowing money to expand rather than to pay dividends or cannibilise the competition. Their heart's in the right place. Hopefully I’ll visit one day.

Coastervision (another dutch website) was present at the press conference regarding this years addition to Toverland. Toverland wants to expand the area around Troy in the following years, so the myth around Troy is being expanded.

This year there will be 2 additions, a 15 meter high swinging ship and a horsetrack for the little ones. The swingship has a very special tail... The Scorpion (Scorpios) brings you back to the authentic harbor around Troy. The new attractions will open beginning of july at Toverland. A fixed food and drinks point will be added in the same style as.

ScorpiosThe special thing about this swing ship is the angle of decline. A normal ship goes to 60 degrees, this one has a minimum of 75, according to Caroline Maessen. During the press conference we were also given a small preview regarding the music around. As soon as you arrive you will get into the vibe of the area, but as soon as you board the ship.. it will change completely.. a storm is coming..

Oddyseus:According to Caroline Maessen this was only the beginning of what was to come for next year. Guests will be able to pass along this attraction to the new Oddyseus.What this will be be has not been revealed just. Next year Toverland celebrates it's 10 years party and they want togo big for this. Construction for Oddysseus will start in September assuming funding will go as planned since this will be a 10 million euro.

Bosses at Toverland have got permission to start construction of the first park in a seven park series. Grand Canyon, the first part of Nature Wonder World, is due to open in 2014. At a cost of €800 million. €800 million. €800 million. The only image available is below.

I would guess the brown track near the blimp is a woodie. The blue tracked coaster with a vertical drop just south of that looks like a B&M dive machine. The yellow coaster south of that looks like a compact invert, not unlike a Batman clone. The blue track to the east of that looks like either a log flume or a Vekoma mine train. The area to the far west looks like it could be a rapids.

Looks...actually awesome. I hate this. I just hate that there are seemingly an infinite number of amazing parks being built/existing in Europe. Only so many days you can go for Theme Park excursions. :p

Thia is great to have such a large park being built on a 40 min plane flight away. If only someone decided to declare war on the UK with plans like this. Our tourism industry has taken a nose dive in recent years. More and more people are choosing not come to the UK and its no surprise when other European countries are putting more effort into captivating customers with large scale projects that try to compete with the rest of the world. The royal family and history that we have been selling over the past few decades have become unfashionable in this era and nobody has had the sense to realise this. All we have to offer as an equivilent is a 3 hr walk round Thorpe Park.